[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL RANDOLPH W. HOUSE, USA

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 12, 2000

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take this means to pay tribute to 
Lieutenant General Randolph W. House upon his retirement from the 
United States Army.
  General House has served our nation with honor and distinction for 
over 32 years, and his performance throughout his career has been 
characterized by the highest standards of professional ethics and 
commitment to soldiers. General House was commissioned a second 
lieutenant in 1968 upon completion of the Reserve Officers' Training 
Corps and graduation from Texas A&M University. During his military 
career, he completed the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, 
the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the 
National War College.
  General House's record of service is outstanding. Throughout his long 
and distinguished career, he has held numerous key command and staff 
positions, including the following: Helicopter Platoon Leader and 
Infantry Company Commander in South Vietnam; Armor Brigade Commander 
during Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM; Division Commander of 1st 
Infantry Division; Senior Military Assistant to Secretary of Defense, 
Dr. William Perry; Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army and Chief of 
Staff, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces, 
South Korea; and Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff, U.S. 
Pacific Command.
  His assignments include Deputy Chief of Staff, 5th Infantry Division 
(Mechanized), Fort Polk, Louisiana; Commander, 1st Battalion, 61st 
Infantry, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Polk, Louisiana; 
Chief, Force Planning Integration Team, War Plans Division, Office of 
the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, 
Washington, DC. He has also held a variety of important command and 
staff positions to include Executive Assistant to the Vice Director and 
Director of the Joint Staff, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC; 
Commander, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and Saudi 
Arabia; Assistant Division Commander, 4th Infantry Division 
(Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colorado; Deputy Commandant, United States 
Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; 
Commanding General, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, 
Kansas; Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Office 
of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC; Assistant Chief of Staff 
for Installation Management, United States Army, Washington, DC; 
Commanding General, Eighth United States Army/Chief of Staff, United 
Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea. He 
culminated his career with his most recent duty as Deputy Commander in 
Chief/Chief of Staff, United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, 
Hawaii.
  General House was awarded the Silver Star during actions by his 
brigade of the 1st Cavalry against elements of the Iraqi Republican 
Guards during DESERT STORM and received twenty-two Air Medals as a 
young helicopter pilot in the Republic of Vietnam. His other military 
awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal 
(with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense 
Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), 
the Distinguished Flying Cross (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), the 
Soldier's Medal, the Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the 
Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Combat Infantryman 
Badge, and the Ranger Tab.
  General House has positively impacted our Army and our Nation. His 
leadership, innovative ideas and operational knowledge left an 
indelible, mark on soldiers, family members, the units he commanded, 
the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, and the American 
people. Through superb leadership and the care and concern he 
demonstrated to soldiers and their families, he developed warfighters 
that accomplished every mission. During war, he led from the front, 
always by example, earning the respect and admiration of every soldier. 
During peacetime, he promoted sound political and military 
relationships among unified and combined forces and enhanced the 
quality of life of United States personnel and their families. General 
House also worked to produce improved relations with a large number of 
countries within the Asia-Pacific region and to improve crisis and 
contingency planning.
  I would ask my colleagues to join me in wishing General House and his 
wife, Jeanie, all the best. We thank them for over 32 years of 
dedicated and unselfish service to the United States of America.

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